タマバエ

noun

gall midge

Any insect of the family Cecidomyiidae; small flies whose larvae often form galls on plants.

• タマバエの幼よう虫ちゅうが葉はに虫むしこぶを作つくる。

  Gall midge larvae form galls on leaves.

• このタマバエは稲いねの害がい虫ちゅうとして知しられている。

  This gall midge is known as a pest of rice.